Tuition and Fees Frequently Asked Questions
The Cashier’s Office does not accept debit or credit cards. Only cash, checks, and money orders are accepted.
Payment of tuition and fees by debit or credit card can only be made online through Transact and will incur a non-refundable convenience fee*. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB are accepted cards.
An electronic check option with no convenience fee is also available online.
Payments made with the BankMobile Vibe debit card will also incur a convenience fee*. Students may use their BankMobile Vibe checking account as an e-check. Students will be able to locate the information needed by logging into their online profile. The routing and account numbers are under My Account > Account Statements.
*Transact convenience fees are as follows:
- 2.85% convenience fee for domestic card payments
- 4.25% convenience fee for international card payments
- $3 minimum convenience fee for card transactions over $20 and less than $106
No payments are accepted over the phone. Payments can only be made inside the Cashier's Office or online through Transact.
Your tuition and fees due date is listed on your Transact Activity Details page. It's also found in the Registrar's Academic Calendar along with other important dates. There are only two due dates per term.
Courses that have a start date during the first half of the semester will have the “First Half” due date. Courses that have a start date during the second half of the semester will have the “Second Half” due date.
If you are registered for courses with start dates during both First Half and Second Half, all fees must be paid by the First Half due date. If you are registered for only Second Half classes, tuition and fees will have the Second Half due date.
Any courses added after your due date has passed, your tuition and fees are due immediately. A late payment fee will be assessed if tuition and fees are not paid that day.
First Half:
- POT 1 = full semester
- POT 2 = first half of semester
- POT 4 = summer 8 week
- POT 5 = course starts during first month of term
- POT 6 = course starts during second month of term
Second Half:
- POT 3 = second half of semester
- POT 7 = course starts during third month of term
- POT 8 = course starts during fourth month of term
- POT 9 = course starts during fifth month of term
Each semester could have up to nine parts of term. Students will only have one tuition and fee payment due date. Students registered in both first half and second half courses will have the first half due date for all tuition and fees regardless of their courses start date. Any courses added after your due date has passed are due immediately. If the tuition and fees are not paid that day, a late payment fee will assess.
Courses that begin and end in different parts of term may have different drop/add periods. This could potentially affect tuition and fee charges or refunds. Students can view their account details in Transact.
It is each student’s responsibility to stay informed of all registration and fee payment deadlines. Important dates and deadlines are found in the Academic Calendar.
Our service provider charges a convenience fee* for each debit and credit card transaction. UWF does not receive these funds. The convenience fees are non-refundable.
Students will have the option to pay online using an e-check to avoid the convenience fee.
Payments made with the BankMobile Vibe debit card will also incur a convenience fee*. Students may use their BankMobile Vibe checking account as an e-check. Students will be able to locate the information needed by logging into their online profile. The routing and account numbers are under My Account > Account Statements.
*Transact convenience fees are as follows:
- 2.85% convenience fee for domestic card payments
- 4.25% convenience fee for international card payments
- $3 minimum convenience fee for card transactions over $20 and less than $106
Transact charges a convenience fee* for all debit and credit card transactions. There are many ways for students to pay tuition and fees without paying the online convenience fee.
- Electronic checks can be submitted online through Transact. Students must authorize a payment from a US checking or savings account and will be prompted to enter valid account and routing numbers.
- Cash, check, and money orders are accepted inside the Cashier's Office (Building 20E) during the regular business hours of 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM (CST), Monday - Friday. After business hours, checks and money orders may be placed in the night deposit box. Payments must be received by the close of business on the fee payment deadline to be considered on time.
- Checks and money orders may be mailed to the Cashier's Office. All mailed payments must be received by the close of business on the fee payment deadline to be considered on time. Postmarked dates are not considered on time. Please include the student's name and ID number with each payment to ensure correct and timely processing. All checks and money orders should be made payable to the University of West Florida and mailed to the following address:
- University of West Florida
- Cashier's Office, Building 20E
- 11000 University Parkway
- Pensacola, FL 32514
*Transact convenience fees are as follows:
- 2.85% convenience fee for domestic card payments
- 4.25% convenience fee for international card payments
- $3 minimum convenience fee for card transactions over $20 and less than $106